He also points out tablet shipment growth is decelerating, and forecasts shipments will only rise 25% in 2014 (down from 53% in 2013).

Danely's optimism contrasts with another bearish Intel note from Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon, who estimates five mobile CPU sales are needed to make up for one PC CPU sale, and doubts Intel's foundry business will move the needle.

US decline at 0%. Worldwide (emerging markets mainly) at minus 6-7%. The PC decline is nearing the bottom.

Look for a positive adjustment as those who can't produce on a tablet go back to PC.

I tried to produce software on tablets, was way too small of a keyboard/screen. The surface "type" keyboard is the best I found (large keys, great feel, backlit)...but it is still a tiny device compared to my home/office command centers of wide screens, large keyboard and mouse.

tablets are not a fad. They will be here for a long time. People are just realizing tablets are more of a toy than a productivity device. Laptops are going to still be the way forward. Laptops are so thin and light now that you get the best of both worlds.

@Ruffdog, my wife and I have two small children and had to move our home office into the bedroom nook. The surface works great when I let her sleep in and code from my dining room table. But productivity is cut down considerably. The touchscreen does help reduce the hit, since touch really does speed up some actions.

My setup: 2 Win 8 PCs in the bedroom. 1 surface tablet + "type" keyboard in the kitchen (recipes, music, One Note grocery list, etc.) Xbox for TV. Laptop in storage for when I need to hit the road.

And the fact that the surface keyboard folds *up* vertically, saves a lot of counter space.

Since you can buy a laptop pretty cheap it doesn't make sense to replace it with a tablet. The folding design of a laptop with it's keyboard is pretty hard to beat. If you need something more compact you can buy a smaller laptop. You get a lot more functionality for your money. The tablets have to compete not only with the laptop but also with the new fancy cellphones who have most of the features of a tablet. The combination of a good cellphone and a laptop leaves out the need for a tablet.

HTCH's suspension assembly shipments up 12% Y/Y? That should mean that notebook shipments were higher this holiday season than 2012. I have this feeling that 2014 might actually see PC shipment growth in North America. If that's the case, the bottom was 6-9 months ago and we're already rising again.

I use a desktop and a tablet.The desktop for real work with multiple open windowsThe tablet for fast power on, quick checking of websites, reading in my easy chair.Laptop screens are too small for multiple windowsPhablits are too bulky to carry.

I appreciate the validation from ya'll on my opinion about not needing a tablet. My smartphone and laptop provide me all of the capability I need to conduct business.My 17" screen laptop provides so much capability. When I'm done I just fold 'er up. My 4G smartphone provides all the anywhere, anytime connectivity I require, and its performance, speed, etc. is incredible. I might eventually try a tablet for mobile convenience and light browsing, and as a toy.